CAN A PARTY SEEKING AN AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S FEES OBTAIN DISCOVERY OF ITS OPPONENT’S FEES IN ORDER TO REBUT A REASONABLENESS CHALLENGE?
Cases: DiscoveryWe Survey the Decisions; They Leave Plenty Room for Advocacy On Each Side of the Debate. One of the most frequent challenges to fee petitions is reasonableness—the fees being sought were too large, involved attorneys assessing unduly high hourly rates, or were riddled by excessive and duplicative charges. Although we believe it […]